1949 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1949 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 10–16 January 1949.
Joan Curry won her third title defeating Janet Morgan in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
21st Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club

Seeds

Joan Curry

Janet Morgan
Betty Hilton
Margaret Carlisle
Margot Harris
Myriam De Borman

Betty Cooke

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player one	Player two	Score
Janet Morgan *	bye
Joan Curry *	Miss T Stevenson	9-0 9-0 9-3
Mrs Betty Hilton*	Sqd. Off. M M Sturge	9-2 9-1 9-2
Miss Margaret Carlisle*	Mrs D Hobson	9-0 9-0 9-0
Mrs Margot Harris *	Miss U Trott	9-6 9-2 9-4
Miss Myriam De Borman*	Miss M J Mayer	9-2 9-2 9-0
Miss G W James	Miss M A Travers	w/o
Miss Betty Cooke *	Miss K Abbot	9-3 9-1 9-2
Miss Audrey Bates	Junior Cdr. Daphne Portway	9-3 9-7 9-2
Miss Pat Cowney	Mrs M B Lewis	9-4 9-5 9-1
Mrs D F Morgan	Mrs A E Timson	9-1 9-2 9-2
Mrs M S Armytage-MacDonald	Miss D Castle	7-6 ret hurt
Sheila Speight	Miss S C Palmer	9-1 9-6 9-4
Mrs J L C Cox	Mrs M Pacquet	9-7 9-0 9-0
Miss A L Isaac	Mrs E Van der Elst	w/o
Mrs Marjorie Townsend	Mrs F M Edmonds	9-0 9-0 9-1
Mrs J Hall	Mrs G E Baker	9-1 9-7 9-0
Miss Rosemary Walsh	Miss K M A Steele	9-7 9-6 9-1
Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert	Mrs H J Stribling	9-10 9-1 9-6 10-8
Miss M A Iling	Miss J M Broad	0-9 9-4 9-5 9-6
Miss A V M Isaac	Mrs M Richards	9-0 9-2 9-2
Mrs M Anthony-Davies	Mrs W D Porter	9-6 9-4 9-1
Mrs M M Bourne	Mrs Alice Teague*	w/o
Miss A A Hodges	Miss Kay Tuckey	9-4 10-8 9-7
Miss M H Palmer	Miss Nelly Glamonna	9-2 9-6 9-6
Miss V Ord	2/O N A Swainson	5-9 9-4 9-7 9-4
Mrs Violet St Clair Morford	Miss P R Sutherland	9-7 9-5 9-10 9-4
Mrs J B Parker	Mrs D Liddell	w/o
Mrs M Van Laer	Miss R McClenaghan	9-0 9-1 5-9 10-8
Mrs A Mostyn	Mrs H A Downey	6-9 9-2 7-9 9-2 9-1
Mrs J Rathbone	Mrs Peggy Dawson-Scott	w/o
Mrs J Pottier	Sub. M Walker ATS	9-7 6-9 6-9 9-4 9-3

seed *

Second round

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Hall	9-2 9-5 9-4
Morgan J	Walsh	9-1 9-1 9-0
Hilton	Lacy-Hulbert	9-2 9-0 9-1
Carlisle	Iling	9-0 9-2 9-0
Harris	A L Isaac	9-2 9-3 9-1
De Borman	Anthony-Davies	9-2 9-0 9-3
James	Bourne	10-8 5 6
Cooke	Hodges	9-3 9-2 9-1
Bates	Palmer	9-2 9-3 9-1
Cowney	Ord	9-0 9-4 9-6
Morgan D F	St Clair Morford	9-2 9-7 4-9 9-7
Armytage-M	Parker	9-1 9-0 9-5
Speight	Van Laer	9-0 9-3 9-2
Cox	Mostyn	9-4 9-6 9-4
A V M Isaac	Rathbone	9-7 3-9 0-9 9-3 9-7
Townsend	Pottier	9-0 9-0 9-3

Third round

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Bates	9-4 9-1 9-2
Morgan J	Isaac	9-3 9-2 9-3
Hilton	Townsend	9-2 4-9 9-2 9-4
Carlisle	Cowney	9-0 9-4 6-9 9-1
Harris	Cox	9-2 9-1 9-2
De Borman	Armytage-M	9-7 6-9 9-5 9-2
James	Speight	4-9 9-4 10-8 9-2
Cooke	Morgan D F	9-5 9-1 9-6

Quarter-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Harris	9-0 9-3 9-2
Curry	De Borman	9-1 9-1 9-7
Hilton	James	9-4 9-4 9-3
Carlisle	Cooke	9-0 9-6 9-2

Semi-finals

Player one	Player two	Score
Morgan	Hilton	9-1 9-3 9-2
Curry	Carlisle	0-9 9-2 9-0 9-0

Final

Player one	Player two	Score
Curry	Morgan	2-9 9-3 10-8 9-0

References

1. "Times Archives 1949 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.